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Chapter 29

The team had been working diligently throughout the morning trying to diagnose their newest patient, Jeremy Atkinson. They all knew it was imperative to find something soon that would give them a clue to what was causing his illness or he probably wouldn't last more than a couple of days, given the condition he was in.

Cameron looked up from the microscope and rubbed her tired eyes. She glanced over at Kutner, who was busy running other tests.

"I need coffee. Do you want any?" She asked now standing, stretching her arms above her head.

Kutner stopped what he was doing and watched her stretch.

She looked over and caught him watching her. "What?"

Kutner crossed his arms in front of him. "Just thinking that it's going to be nice having you around." He said truthfully.

Cameron smiled. "Thanks. I'm glad to be here even if…" She stopped herself.

He looked at her curiously. "What?"

She shook her head and looked away. "Nothing." She didn't want to talk about Chase yet. "Are you sure you don't want anything?"

"No, I'm good." Wondering what she was going to say.

"Okay. I won't be too long. I just need to step away from this for a few."

"Okay. I'll hold down the fort." He went back to what he was doing and Cameron took off for the coffee bar on the second floor.

As she was standing in line to order her skim vanilla latte, she heard her name being called and turned to see Wilson heading her way. She prepared herself as he walked towards her.

"There you are. I tried calling you this morning." He whispered loudly.

"And I tried calling you also." She said and gave the young woman her coffee order. "Would you like something?" She interrupted him.

Wilson thought for a second. "A large coffee, black" He said to the young woman behind the counter and then turned his attention back to Cameron.

"Did you try to call me before you decided to tell House we slept together or after?" He said in an exasperated tone.

Cameron glanced around nervously. "Shhh. Lower your voice."

They walked across the large common area and stood by the large windows where no one could hear them talking.

"What possessed you to tell him that?" Wilson asked.

"I don't know. It just came out. I was afraid he was going to start asking questions about our dinner and I wasn't going to be able to answer them. So, I threw him a curve ball."

"Oh, it was definitely a curve ball. I just wish I would have known it was coming." "I'm sorry. I tried to warn you. What did he say?"

"He wanted to know why I didn't tell him that I slept with you." Wilson said.

"What did you say?"

"A bunch of BS that I'm not sure he bought."

"I will tell him the truth." She said, trying to calm Wilson down.

"And what would that be exactly?"

"That we didn't sleep together."

"Then he is going to ask why you said that we did. He already suspects we are hiding something, which we are."

"James, just tell him about you and Lisa. He's a big boy and so are you. If you and Lisa are going to see each other then House will have to deal with it."

"It's just that…" He paused and looked away.

"What?" She asked curiously.

"I'm not sure how he's going to react. I get the feeling that he and Lisa have a thing for each other."

Cameron raised an eyebrow. "And that surprises you? They have always had a thing for each other but that shouldn't stop you. If House likes Lisa, then he should step up and tell her. It doesn't mean you can't. Quit trying to protect him."

Wilson glanced at her shyly.

"You know, he didn't like the idea of me sleeping with you either."

"That's because House has to be involved in everything. He doesn't like not knowing. It has nothing to do with me." She said with surety.

"I'm not so sure about that. You didn't see his face today when he asked me about the sleeping thing."

Cameron looked at Wilson. "If you are implying that House is interested in me, that's crazy. He just doesn't like the fact that you are hiding something from him. You are his best friend and he thinks there shouldn't be any secrets between you two. He's a child." She said with a little laugh.

Wilson gave Cameron a long look and laughed. "I know you're right. This is stupid and the longer I let this drag out, the worse it's going to be." He gave her a smile. "I'll tell him later today and I will also tell him that I begged you to cover for me."

Cameron laughed. "I told you, I can handle House."

"Right." He paused for a minute and took a sip of his coffee, then asked her about Chase. "What happened with you and Chase Saturday night?"

Cameron's smile instantly disappeared. "We broke up." She answered without hesitation.

Wilson's mouth fell open. "Allison, I'm sorry."

Cameron waved her hand in the air to stop him from apologizing. "It's been coming for a while. He still thinks I care about House and by me accepting this job, it only pushed him further away."

"Well, he's an idiot. You know if you need to talk, I'm here." Wilson said and reached out and took her hand and gave it a small squeeze.

She smiled again. "I know."

House rounded the corner just in time to see Wilson holding Cameron's hand. "Well, if it isn't the love birds." He yelled across the room, causing all eyes to fall upon Cameron and Wilson.

Cameron closed her eyes and sighed.

"Unbelievable." Wilson said under his breath and let go of Cameron's hand.

House limped towards them, taking out the orange vile and popped a vicodin into his mouth. "I see you two can't keep your hands off of each other." He looked directly at Cameron. "Shouldn't you be saving our patient and teaching the children how to be better doctors?" He said and casually took the vanilla latte from Cameron's hand and took a drink.

Cameron is somewhat surprised at him taking her coffee. "I have been running tests all morning and I needed a coffee break." She said and grabbed her cup back from House.

"And to play touchy feely with Wilson. You do know there's a janitor closet down the hall." House snarked.

Cameron glared at House. "Sometimes, I actually forget what an ass you are." She said sharply and walked away.

House watched Cameron walk down the hall with a pleased look on his face. "You know, when she's angry, she wiggles her ass more."

Wilson shook his head. "You are something else. You know that?"

"She just broke up with Chase. She didn't waste any time moving on, did she?"

Wilson didn't bother to respond to House's comment. "I have an appointment. I'll talk to you later." He said and left House standing alone with a satisfied look on his face.